Free NHL Picks Today: Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers 4/11/23

Both teams will be looking to prolong winning runs when the Edmonton Oilers (48-23-9) travel to take on the Colorado Avalanche (49-24-6) at Ball Arena on Tuesday. Edmonton is playing their last of four games on the road coming off a 6-1 win over the Sharks on Saturday, their seventh win in a row.

The Oilers committed only two penalties in the game, holding San Jose without a power play goal. Connor McDavid was the top goalscorer for the Oilers with two goals. Stuart Skinner had a great performance with 22 saves (.956%) in the win.

Colorado won for the fifth game in a row, beating the Ducks 5-4 (OT) on Sunday. Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon both scored twice for the Avalanche. Pavel Francouz surrendered four goals on 23 shots (.826%).

HEAD TO HEAD

The Avalanche have won both games between the teams this season, including a 6-5 (OT) victory in their most recent meeting in February, their sixth straight win against Edmonton.

J.T. Compher led Colorado with four points (1G 3A). Warren Foegele (2G 0A), Mattias Janmark (1G 1A), and Cody Ceci (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Edmonton. Alexandar Georgiev got the win despite saving only 35 of 40 shots (.875%).

FACING OFF

Edmonton is averaging 3.98 goals per game for the season, best in the NHL, and they are taking on an Avalanche team that is allowing 2.73 goals a game (9th).

Meanwhile, Colorado has found the net 3.35 times a game on average, 11th in the league, and the Oilers are allowing opponents to score 3.16 goals per game (18th).

The Oilers’ 32.84% power play percentage is the best in the league, while Colorado’s 25.10% conversion rate ranks fifth. In terms of defending power plays, Colorado has the league’s 18th-ranked PK% at 78.90%, while Edmonton is 19th at 77.12%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 151 points this season, most in the NHL, McDavid is the top skater for the Oilers. He leads the league in both goals (64) and assists (87). In the net, Skinner (27-14-5) is Edmonton’s top goaltender by goals against average.

He has a 2.80 GAA and a .912% save percentage. MacKinnon and Rantanen lead the Avalanche in scoring with 107 and 102 points, respectively. They rank sixth and ninth in the league in points scored on the season.

MacKinnon has 39 goals and 68 assists (5th), while Rantanen has 54 goals (3rd) and 48 assists () in 79 games. Georgiev (38-16-5) is the top goalie for Colorado with a goals against average of 2.54. He has a save percentage of .918%.